I Would Not Have Survived Had I Lived 1000 Years Ago For This Very Basic Reason

Not for very long, and here’s the reason why it is so for someone with extreme short-sightedness

I had a funny thought the day my optometrist informed me that my eyesight had deteriorated and I needed new prescription glasses and contact lenses.

My mind came to the thought that if I had lived 1000 years ago, I would probably have had a pretty short life.

This was during the early middle ages (the 10th century) when most humans were farmers and had lived through the crusades in Europe, the Norman conquest of England, and the ascendency of the Holy Roman Emperors in Germany, amidst other wars fought around the globe, and while in undiscovered lands, humans were still living in isolated camps and villages in nature, relying on the work of their hands to bring in food and necessities.

This was before glasses for correcting vision were invented, you see, that happened in the 13th century.

I had been wearing glasses since I was 9 years old, due to my shortsighted vision. It may be due to my excessive reading of Enid Blyton books and comics in darkly lit rooms when I was a child, or it could be from watching television daily after my parents got cable television.

But mostly I think it’s due to genetics, as all six of our family members were shortsighted, my parents included. We were not blessed with the gift of good vision.

So what was my new lens’s power?

1000 degrees or -10.00 dioptres.

Back then at 31 years of age, my eyesight had gone from -850 degrees to -1000 degrees, from one consultation.

Thankfully my astigmatism was low and I didn’t need correction for that.

This was a few years back after I had my second child, and I’ve maintained that degree of eyesight till now.

I did not qualify for laser correction surgery due I was not done having children and I was still nursing at that time, apparently hormonal changes during pregnancy or nursing can alter the shape of your cornea and cause temporary vision changes. So that had to wait.

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